Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
With a slim margin, the state Senate on early Saturday morning gave final passage to the most significant piece of housing legislation to emerge from the Connecticut legislature in years.
House Bill 5002 passed the Senate on a 20-15 vote, with some moderate Democrats voting...
Patricia Lewis and Teresa Quintana | CT Mirror
Juana is a Hartford resident who immigrated to the United States over 10 years ago. In 2022, like many Connecticut renters, Juana faced a substantial and unaffordable rent increase.
Terrified by the prospect of eviction, she sought help from Make the Road...
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Some Connecticut towns and cities need more than 3,000 additional housing units to help meet the current level of statewide demand, a new report has concluded.
The 'Fair Share' study, commissioned by the state legislature, seeks to distribute statewide housing need across all 169 Connecticut...
Mike Hydeck | NBC Connecticut
Solving the housing crisis in Connecticut is one of the biggest challenges we've had year after year, and now both market rate and affordable housing options are very much in short supply.
Connecticut, in fact, was recently on a list of the tightest real estate...
Alex Putterman | CT Insider
Following a marathon meeting Thursday lasting more than 12 hours, the Connecticut legislature's Housing Committee advanced several dozen bills on subjects ranging from tenant protections to zoning reform.
Many of the most significant proposals advanced largely along party lines, with Democrats supporting them and Republicans...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Hundreds of people testified Tuesday on a slew of bills aimed at protecting Connecticut tenants, including measures to reform eviction law and others that would limit how much landlords can charge for a security deposit and what crimes can be considered when renters apply to...
Abigail Brone | Connecticut Public Radio
A proposed bill that would require Connecticut cities and towns to plan and zone for a set number of new housing units is gaining traction in Hartford.
The “Towns Take the Lead” bill is one of several proposed this legislative session by Growing Together...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Advocates and key lawmakers said Monday they want to see towns plan and zone for a set number of new housing units — a policy that would be enforced by the state government — as one of several measures meant to make sure families can...
Ginny Monk | CT Mirror
Connecticut has the most constrained housing supply in the nation, with only about a 7% vacancy rate despite a demand for more, and the state needs at least 110,000 more units to meet the need, researchers told lawmakers on Thursday.
Researchers from consulting firm ECOnorthwest...